Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that dogs must obtain from animal-based food.
Requirement
- adult dogs 30 µg/kgBW
- puppies and pregnant bitches 80 µg/kgBW
- NRC: 50 µg/kgME, puppies 105 µg/kgME
Overdose
Unknown, at least 100 times the recommended dose.
Usage
- immunity
- skin, coat
- pads, nails
Sources
Liver and eggs.
| vitamin A | covering tot. requirement/day | |
|---|---|---|
| liver, beef | 196 µg/g | 0,15 g/kg |
| liver, pork | 152 µg/g | 0,20 g/kg |
| liver, chicken | 97 µg/g | 0,30 g/kg |
| eggs | 138 µg/egg | 1 egg/4 kg |
- heads up: check out nutrition databases of your country.
Conversions
Vitamin A: convert IU/µg
| IU = International Unit | |
|---|---|
| Convert to micrograms | |
| vitamin A, animal | 1 IU = 0,3 µg |
| sama activity than vitamin A, plants (beta-carotene) | 1 IU = 0,6 µg |
| from IU to micrograms | IU x 0,3 = µg |
| from micrograms to IU | µg / 0,3 = IU |
RAE/RE
Retinol Activity EquivalentRetinol Equivalent
| RAE | RE | |
|---|---|---|
| vitamin A | 1 µg | 1 µg |
| beta-caroten | 12 µg | 6 µg |
| other carotenoids | 24 µg | 12 µg |
Supplements
ADE solutions, vitamin A drops
Note
Vitamin A can be dosed once a week. In that case, the daily dose is multiplied by seven.